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MAN my new producing machine is a MONSTER (pg. 2)
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| Matthew D |
| quote: | Originally posted by Matthias
I bought the parts for it and my father put it together. He's ripped up and rebuilt computers to run his Flight Simulator stuff. I had the audiophile and the first 7800 from the first computer..although I had trouble running the 7800 cuz the power supply was only 330w vs the 600w I have now. Regarding Mac laptops like the G4, I wonder if most producers buy theres or how those are customized for live performances. |
they order them customized I'm sure. I built mine myself just cause thats a fun hobby I learned early on. I'm actually gonna build a couple systems for my brother and various other people I know. |
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| Matthias |
| quote: | Originally posted by Matthew D
they order them customized I'm sure. I built mine myself just cause thats a fun hobby I learned early on. I'm actually gonna build a couple systems for my brother and various other people I know. |
Right on, I'm sure I'll get around to learning that but even after the system was built, just getting the MIDI setup to where everything would play nice was a few weeks worth of headaches |
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| Matthew D |
| quote: | Originally posted by Matthias
Right on, I'm sure I'll get around to learning that but even after the system was built, just getting the MIDI setup to where everything would play nice was a few weeks worth of headaches |
lol well I'll be sure and hit you up when I decide to pickup that triton. Although I have been reading some good things about those Motif's from yamaha |
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| progressiveMOJO |
first of all.....Pentium 4 by choice what the ? It's not a question of having no problems, it's a question of Athlon 64/X2/Whatever chips being WAY faster for hundreds of dollars cheaper.
Asus is good for motherboards for the average user. The power user/overclocker, however, will want a board made by DFI. They have the best layout, voltage control, and BIOS of any manufacturer on the market.
DDR2 RAM isn't supported on Socket 939/940 (Athlon) motherboards, only on Intel-based boards, so I guarantee that you're running something else. Quite possibly DDR500/DDR550/DDR600 speed RAM, but not DDR2 (DDR2 being a different RAM standard, and the others being an indication of operating frequency).
Nice setup though Matthias, just a little bit better than mine. One note: for your money, you're better off with a single card than with SLI no matter what. A single 7800GTX would be a negligible performance downgrade compared to your dual 7800GT's, and when it's time to upgrade you'll have spent A LOT less money overall. Basically, for the cost of your SLI setup I could buy a brand new card (one step down from top-of-the-line) every year, my single card would be faster than your dual cards within a single generation, and I'll spend less money. |
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| Matthias |
| quote: | Originally posted by progressiveMOJO
Nice setup though Matthias, just a little bit better than mine. One note: for your money, you're better off with a single card than with SLI no matter what. A single 7800GTX would be a negligible performance downgrade compared to your dual 7800GT's, and when it's time to upgrade you'll have spent A LOT less money overall. Basically, for the cost of your SLI setup I could buy a brand new card (one step down from top-of-the-line) every year, my single card would be faster than your dual cards within a single generation, and I'll spend less money. |
4 months too late with that advice..but good to know. :P
When I upgrade I probably will not be spending too much on the video card as that was more for gaming at the time of purchase, then it was audio production. I got a good discount on the cards from Ebay rather than buying them at standard retail..so I didn't lose too much money. |
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| Matthew D |
well what I spent on the pentium chip (which supports all the new 64 bit apps coming out) wasn't that much so I feel like I got a good deal, and the asus board I got was exactly what I needed given my configuration and what I wanted to spend not to mention the added bonus of being able to have up to 8 gigs of ram. So, it works for me :D
| quote: | Originally posted by progressiveMOJO
first of all.....Pentium 4 by choice what the ? It's not a question of having no problems, it's a question of Athlon 64/X2/Whatever chips being WAY faster for hundreds of dollars cheaper.
Asus is good for motherboards for the average user. The power user/overclocker, however, will want a board made by DFI. They have the best layout, voltage control, and BIOS of any manufacturer on the market.
DDR2 RAM isn't supported on Socket 939/940 (Athlon) motherboards, only on Intel-based boards, so I guarantee that you're running something else. Quite possibly DDR500/DDR550/DDR600 speed RAM, but not DDR2 (DDR2 being a different RAM standard, and the others being an indication of operating frequency).
Nice setup though Matthias, just a little bit better than mine. One note: for your money, you're better off with a single card than with SLI no matter what. A single 7800GTX would be a negligible performance downgrade compared to your dual 7800GT's, and when it's time to upgrade you'll have spent A LOT less money overall. Basically, for the cost of your SLI setup I could buy a brand new card (one step down from top-of-the-line) every year, my single card would be faster than your dual cards within a single generation, and I'll spend less money. |
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| Matthew D |
| quote: | Originally posted by Matthias
4 months too late with that advice..but good to know. :P
When I upgrade I probably will not be spending too much on the video card as that was more for gaming at the time of purchase, then it was audio production. I got a good discount on the cards from Ebay rather than buying them at standard retail..so I didn't lose too much money. |
hahahahahha we both replied at this at the same time! hahahah |
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| Zild |
| quote: | Originally posted by Matthew D
never had any problems before |
Sorry I just had to rib ya. They're good but I think they're overpriced. |
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| Slow Motion |
:)
Virus B
Supernova 2
Ableton Live
Digital Performer
Reason
Coming soon.... JP8000 |
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| Matthew D |
| quote: | Originally posted by Slow Motion
:)
Virus B
Supernova 2
Ableton Live
Digital Performer
Reason
Coming soon.... JP8000 |
Hey lance. How do you like that Virus? I am eyeballin one and want some feedback from somone who has one. |
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| Slow Motion |
I absolutely love it. I've had it for about 5 years now. Excellent machine.
I recommend the Virus B highly.
-LC |
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| Matthew D |
| quote: | Originally posted by Slow Motion
I absolutely love it. I've had it for about 5 years now. Excellent machine.
I recommend the Virus B highly.
-LC |
How would you compare it to say a triton or a motif? |
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